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Plurals
> As a general rule, the plural is formed by adding "−s" to the singular form of nouns.
shoe −−> shoes | book −−> books | river −−> rivers
> Nouns ending in "s" or "s" will generally take the ending "−es" :
bus −−> buses | kiss −−> kisses
> Words ending in "y" will generally take the ending "−ies" in place of the "y":
party −−> parties | supply −−> supplies
> A few words have very irregular forms in the plural:
one man −−> two men
one woman −−> two women
one person −−> two people
one foot −−> two feet
one mouse −−> two mice
one goose −−> two geese
one tooth −−> two teeth
one wife −−> two wives
one child −−> two children
one knife −−> two knives
one thief −−> two thieves
one dwarf −−> two dwarves (or: dwarfs)
one potato −−> two potatoes
one leaf −−> two leaves
one life −−> two lives
one loaf −−> two loaves
one half −−> two halves
> A small set of words do not change form in the plural:
one moose −−> two moose
one sheep −−> two sheep